Repeater - ZyXEL Communications NWA1123 Series User Manual

On the NWA1123 in Root AP mode, you can have multiple SSIDs active for regular wireless connections
and one SSID for the connection with a repeater (repeater SSID). Wireless clients can use either SSID to
associate with the NWA1123 in Root AP mode. A repeater must use the repeater SSID to connect to the
NWA1123 in Root AP mode.
When the NWA1123 is in Root AP mode, repeater security between the NWA1123 and other repeater is
independent of the security between the wireless clients and the AP or repeater. When repeater
security is enabled, both APs and repeaters must use the same pre-shared key. See
70 and Section 11.2 on page 107
Unless specified, the term "security settings" refers to the traffic between the wireless clients and the AP.
At the time of writing, repeater security is compatible with the NWA1123 only.

1.1.6 Repeater

The NWA1123 can act as a wireless network repeater to extend a root AP's wireless network range, and
also establish wireless connections with wireless clients.
Using Repeater mode, your NWA1123 can extend the range of the WLAN. In the figure below, the
NWA1123 in Repeater mode (Z) has a wireless connection to the NWA1123 in Root AP mode (X) which is
connected to a wired network and also has a wireless connection to another NWA1123 in Repeater
mode (Y) at the same time. Z and Y act as repeaters that forward traffic between associated wireless
clients and the wired LAN. Clients A and B access the AP and the wired network behind the AP through
repeaters Z and Y.
Figure 4 Repeater Application
When the NWA1123 is in Repeater mode, repeater security between the NWA1123 and other repeater is
independent of the security between the wireless clients and the AP or repeater. When repeater
security is enabled, both APs and repeaters must use the same pre-shared key. See
70 and Section 11.2 on page 107
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